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Reading

Kana: ボン
Romaji: bon
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

basin, lantern festival, tray

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  12
Frequency:  1654
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  bun
Chinese Reading:  pen2
Unicode:  76c6
JIS:  4B5F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2079
Nelson Index: 594
New Nelson Index: 3889
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o7.6
Four Corner Index: 8010.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1828
Gakken Index: 1873
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22959
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0104
Remembering the kanji Index: 1449
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1552
Kodansha Compact Index: 1369
Kanji in Context Index: 1314
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1317
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1788
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1461
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1557
Essential Kanji Index: 1087
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2581
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2074
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1285

Words

(ぼん)
O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; tray; family; household
お盆 (おぼん)
O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; tray
盆栽 (ぼんさい)
bonsai; miniature potted plant
盆の窪 (ぼんのくぼ)
hollow at nape of the neck
盆画 (ぼんが)
tray landscape
盆地 (ぼんち)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
盆踊り (ぼんおどり)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
おわら風の盆 (おわらかぜのぼん)
Owara-Kaze-no-Bon Festival (Toyama)
盆暗 (ぼんくら)
stupidity; idiocy; blockhead; idiot; dimwit; mediocrity
盆景 (ぼんけい)
miniature garden; tray landscape
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